AN: OK, now that I have edited it, How do you like? Please R+R!
Princess Mercury awoke slowly, struggling. She opened her light blue eyes and saw the ruins around her. The ground that once grew beautiful Mercurian shrubs and trees, now lay barren, the soil hard as concrete. She lay prostrate in the middle of a cracked marble floor, surrounded by toppled and collapsed columns. She took half a breath and coughed out the inhaled dust.
'Where am I?'
She struggled to put her hand on her head and finally succeeded. Her burned, scratched hands felt her dusty, tangled, blue-tinted hair.
'What is this place?'
She fell unconscious. The small, pale figure slept steadily covered by a torn light blue dress, the blue Mercury symbol glowing on her forehead.
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"There she is!" said an anxious blonde, Princess Uranus. "Let's pick her up!" Setsuna landed the spacecraft carefully next to Princess Mercury. The princesses of Uranus, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and the Moon rushed out first. Then Princess Saturn, Princess Neptune, Queen Serenity, and finally Princess Pluto came out.
"Merc, you OK? You with me? Wake up!!!!" Uranus screamed.
"Wh.... who? I ca.... can't m...m...move."
"Don't worry, we'll get you to the moon in no time. You can rest in your tower there." Queen Serenity said in her soothing voice. Princess Mercury passed out again. Princess Uranus carefully lifted the unconscious girl into her arms.
They laid Ami down on her feathered bed. Queen Serenity used the Silver Imperium Crystal to heal her and let her rest. The next morning, they heard a scream. They rushed to Ami's room.
"Where am I? Who am I? Who are you? What am I doing here? Tell me at once!" Ami screamed.
"You are Ami Mizuno, Princess of Mercury, Senshi of water and Ice, sworn Protector of the line of the Moon Kingdom, Daughter of Poseidon and Aquarius, and sister to the Empress of the Gemini Star System. Is that something easily forgotten? Have you no memory of Mercury's defeat by Gasithros?" Queen Serenity inquired, not demandingly, but still firm, as to jog Ami's memory. "You are the only surviving heir to the Mercurian throne. This is not the time to lose your memory."
"Princess? Mercury? Heir? You've got to be kidding me. Who are you? What is this place?"
" This is the Mercury tower. I am Queen Serenity of the Moon Kingdom. You are now on the only moon of Earth. As for what you are doing here, your planet was barren, you were lying there, slipping in and out of consciousness. We decided to pick you up, had we not, you would have died of many things. I healed you here with the Silver Imperium Crystal, and gave you a night of rest. Once your memory is fully restored, you may come and go as you please, but for now, I would be grateful if you would stay in this tower unless you have another princess accompany you. Meals will be brought to your room until you wish to join us at the table. For the next two days, it would be better if you stayed mostly in bed. If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask. We should go now." Queen Serenity got up from Ami's bed and left, the soldiers followed. They met the Mercurian servants waiting anxiously, as they could not go inside unless directed to do so.
"She is in a state of distress. Meals will be brought to her. Knock, and don't go in unless you have her permission, for your sake. She will have no visitors, save for royalty and their guard. That is all." Queen Serenity left with the other princesses following closely behind. Ami stared at the door after they left.
'Princess? Maybe. Senshi? No way. I am so weak. I couldn't be a soldier.' She slept, and awoke to a knock on the door.
"Princess Mercury? I have your lunch. May I deliver this?"
'I am hungry,' she thought. "What is it?" she inquired.
"Italian: pasta and garlic bread, seasoned any way my lady likes. I could make something else if that is my lady's wish."
"No that is fine. You may enter." The servant entered and placed the tray of delicious Italian food. In his other hand, a tray of seasonings. "What is going on out there?"
Princess Mercury awoke slowly, struggling. She opened her light blue eyes and saw the ruins around her. The ground that once grew beautiful Mercurian shrubs and trees, now lay barren, the soil hard as concrete. She lay prostrate in the middle of a cracked marble floor, surrounded by toppled and collapsed columns. She took half a breath and coughed out the inhaled dust.
'Where am I?'
She struggled to put her hand on her head and finally succeeded. Her burned, scratched hands felt her dusty, tangled, blue-tinted hair.
'What is this place?'
She fell unconscious. The small, pale figure slept steadily covered by a torn light blue dress, the blue Mercury symbol glowing on her forehead.
*** *** *** *** *** ***
"There she is!" said an anxious blonde, Princess Uranus. "Let's pick her up!" Setsuna landed the spacecraft carefully next to Princess Mercury. The princesses of Uranus, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and the Moon rushed out first. Then Princess Saturn, Princess Neptune, Queen Serenity, and finally Princess Pluto came out.
"Merc, you OK? You with me? Wake up!!!!" Uranus screamed.
"Wh.... who? I ca.... can't m...m...move."
"Don't worry, we'll get you to the moon in no time. You can rest in your tower there." Queen Serenity said in her soothing voice. Princess Mercury passed out again. Princess Uranus carefully lifted the unconscious girl into her arms.
They laid Ami down on her feathered bed. Queen Serenity used the Silver Imperium Crystal to heal her and let her rest. The next morning, they heard a scream. They rushed to Ami's room.
"Where am I? Who am I? Who are you? What am I doing here? Tell me at once!" Ami screamed.
"You are Ami Mizuno, Princess of Mercury, Senshi of water and Ice, sworn Protector of the line of the Moon Kingdom, Daughter of Poseidon and Aquarius, and sister to the Empress of the Gemini Star System. Is that something easily forgotten? Have you no memory of Mercury's defeat by Gasithros?" Queen Serenity inquired, not demandingly, but still firm, as to jog Ami's memory. "You are the only surviving heir to the Mercurian throne. This is not the time to lose your memory."
"Princess? Mercury? Heir? You've got to be kidding me. Who are you? What is this place?"
" This is the Mercury tower. I am Queen Serenity of the Moon Kingdom. You are now on the only moon of Earth. As for what you are doing here, your planet was barren, you were lying there, slipping in and out of consciousness. We decided to pick you up, had we not, you would have died of many things. I healed you here with the Silver Imperium Crystal, and gave you a night of rest. Once your memory is fully restored, you may come and go as you please, but for now, I would be grateful if you would stay in this tower unless you have another princess accompany you. Meals will be brought to your room until you wish to join us at the table. For the next two days, it would be better if you stayed mostly in bed. If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask. We should go now." Queen Serenity got up from Ami's bed and left, the soldiers followed. They met the Mercurian servants waiting anxiously, as they could not go inside unless directed to do so.
"She is in a state of distress. Meals will be brought to her. Knock, and don't go in unless you have her permission, for your sake. She will have no visitors, save for royalty and their guard. That is all." Queen Serenity left with the other princesses following closely behind. Ami stared at the door after they left.
'Princess? Maybe. Senshi? No way. I am so weak. I couldn't be a soldier.' She slept, and awoke to a knock on the door.
"Princess Mercury? I have your lunch. May I deliver this?"
'I am hungry,' she thought. "What is it?" she inquired.
"Italian: pasta and garlic bread, seasoned any way my lady likes. I could make something else if that is my lady's wish."
"No that is fine. You may enter." The servant entered and placed the tray of delicious Italian food. In his other hand, a tray of seasonings. "What is going on out there?"